Question

the declaration of independence—a global approach
ii. the declaration of natural rights

1. unalienable means to not able to be transferred or taken away; because of being protected by law. what are the three unalienable rights?
2. in paragraph 2, the authors wrote that (a) \governments are instituted among ______, deriving (or getting) their power from the consent of the governed\ (44, ¶2, line 4)

(b) who are \the governed?\
(c) what is meant by \consent of the governed?\

1. when government becomes destructive, what do the people have the right to do? \it is the right of the people to...\ (page 44, ¶2, line 5 - 6)

(a) ____ or to (b) __, and to institute (c) ____

1. the declaration states that it’s not smart to change long - established government (ones in place for many years) for just any reason. when is it (according to the d of i) okay to do this? (page 44, ¶2, line 14)

\but when a long train of ____ and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their __, it is their __, to throw off such government, and provide new guards for their future ____\
iii. the list of grievances (pages 44 ¶3 - 9, all of 45 continuing onto page 46, ¶1 - 7)

1. name two ways (according to the declaration) the king has hurt the colonies economically$$?
2. name two ways (according to the declaration) the king has hurt the colonies militarily?
3. name two ways (according to the declaration) the king has hurt the colonies by taking away rights, and/or governments (courts, assemblies, etc.)?
4. what do the writers of the declaration say has been the king’s response to us? p. 46 ¶6

(a) \our repeated ____ have been answered only be repeated ____\
(b) what does this statement mean?

1. even though the colonists continually warned and appealed to the british, the declaration says that the british continue to be \deaf to the ______ and consanguinity. p. 46 ¶7 line 8

1 overstepping the bounds of rightful authority
2 the state of being governed by threat of violence and punishment
3 cön sän gwän i tee the bond/similarities/friendship among people of a common ancestry—in this case, all british subjects

Explanation:

1. The three unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These are considered fundamental and cannot be taken away.
2. (a) Governments are instituted among the people, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. (b) The "governed" are the people who are subject to the government's rule. (c) "Consent of the governed" means the agreement or approval of the people for the government to have power over them.
3. When government becomes destructive, the people have the right to (a) alter or (b) abolish it, and to institute (c) new government.
4. It is okay to throw off long - established government when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism. It is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and provide new guards for their future security.
5. The King has hurt the colonies economically by imposing taxes without consent and blocking trade with other countries.
6. Militarily, the King has quartered large bodies of armed troops among the colonies and has kept standing armies in times of peace without the consent of the colonial legislatures.
7. The King has hurt the colonies by dissolving colonial legislatures and depriving the colonists of trial by jury.
8. (a) "Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury." (b) This means that the colonists' attempts to communicate their grievances to the King have been ignored, and instead, they have faced more harm.
9. The British continue to be "deaf to the voice of justice and consanguinity."

Answer:

1. Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
2. (a) The people; (b) The people subject to government rule; (c) Agreement/approval of the people for government power
3. (a) Alter; (b) Abolish; (c) New government
4. Abuses, right, duty
5. Imposing taxes without consent; Blocking trade
6. Quartering troops; Keeping standing armies in peacetime without consent
7. Dissolving legislatures; Depriving of trial by jury
8. (a) Petitions, injury; (b) Colonists' grievances ignored, more harm faced
9. Voice of justice